Philippe Diallo, president of the French football federation, responded evasively in a press conference to the question about Kylian Mbappé’s condition: “The news is reassuring, but it is premature to draw up a calendar, to say if and when he will play. We await further developments during the day, for now the information we have received is rather reassuring. Numerous tests were carried out and visits were carried out which limited the consequences of the fracture. I confirm that there will be no intervention in the short term. We are waiting for the latest developments today to understand how Kylian will be able to participate in the rest of the tournament.” In fact, Diallo hasn’t said anything about the striker’s recovery time, every possibility remains open, but at the moment it seems unlikely that Mbappé will be able to play on Friday in Leipzig against the Netherlands.
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Then Diallo was repeatedly urged on the political issue, on the appeals of some France players, with Mbappé himself in the front row, to vote in the next legislative elections to stop the advance of the right: “I will not incite them to do it again , but I respect their freedom of expression and will not limit them. We must maintain the DNA of the national team, a team that unites and does not divide, this must be clear to them. Some have gone further in taking a position, but I am the president of the federation and I don’t have to give any indication of vote. Some players targeted one party, others targeted extremists in the broad sense. I repeat: I am the guarantor of their freedom of speech, but I am neutral, I do not follow any trail. I am a federal president, not the head of a party. The federation has a public service mission and must guarantee the values of freedom, equality and fraternity. These are young kids, accustomed to using the media. They have such influence that when they speak they have to be careful, especially during election periods. I think they were also on this occasion, I am in total communion with them.”
